Deuterium
[dɔɪ̯ˈteːʁiʊm]
The verdict
“Deuterium” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wasserstoffisotop, dessen Atomkerne aus einem Neutron und einem Proton bestehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-deuterium · Deuterium · German
Deuterium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Deuterium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dɔɪ̯ˈteːʁiʊm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Deuterium“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Deuterium is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɔɪ̯ˈteːʁiʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wasserstoffisotop, dessen Atomkerne aus einem Neutron und einem Proton bestehen".
Deuterium doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Deuterium, spelled D-E-U-T-E-R-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1Wasserstoffisotop, dessen Atomkerne aus einem Neutron und einem Proton bestehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Deuterium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Deuterium ist Bestandteil eines Moleküls von „Schwerem Wasser".
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.